Bookshelf B17 A by Pierre Chapo from 1970 in French Elm 1st Edition

Pierre chapo B17 original bookcase from the 1960’s in elm. With 4 shelves of 183 cm large. Super condition

"B17 Longue" bookshelf by Pierre Chapo, circa 1967, in elmwood. Beautiful example of the timeless design mastery of Pierre Chapo (1927 - 1986). In 1967, Pierre Chapo presented new creations at the Salon des Arts Ménagers, exhibiting the B17 bookshelf for the first time. The B 17 is fixed to the wall, freeing up considerable floor space. The bookshelf, whose presence surprises by its discretion and elegance, comes in several versions of differing lengths and heights. The harmony of the lines between the uprights and the shelves (in 50 mm sections) is accentuated by the originality of the support system. Supports, as their name implies, normally prop up the shelves of a piece of furniture or else the jutting parts of buildings. Pierre Chapo decided not to take this universal law into account and modeled a support that fits into the upright, which means the shelf can be solidly fixed under its support. In a balance between gravity and the forces at play, the more weight goes on the shelf, the better its components slot into the upright. Literature: Magen H...

Pierre Chapo, bookcase, model 'GO', solid elm, France, 1983 This cabinet is realized according to Chapo's fundamental principles: material, form, and function. A sophisticated compo...

Pierre Chapo, 'Bibliothèque' wall unit bookshelf, largest version, model 'B17C', solid elm, France, design circa 1967 This wall unit, known as model ‘B17’, is an early edition desig...

Patinated Elm Bookshelf in the Style of Pierre Chapo, France 1970s A striking and robust wall-mounted bookshelf crafted in solid patinated elmwood, made in France in the 1970s in th...

1960s solid elm French modern adjustable book- or showcase, reference B10 by Pierre Chapo. Extremely well crafted (Shelves and cabinet can be separated). The piece is equipped with...

Special black edition of B17 wall-mounted book shelve designed by Pierre Chapo, circa 1970 in France. Manufactured by Chapo Creation, 2019. Oakwood. ...

Bibliothèque modulable par Pierre Chapo de la serie système go. Nous avons plus d’étagère d’angles et droites.

The GO system, designed by Pierre Chapo in 1983, is a modular furniture system that embodies Chapo’s principles of material, form, and functio...

A truly beautiful and well preserved B10 bookcase with adjustable shelves, designed by Pierre Chapo and was made in his own atelier in France, 1960. The B10 is one of the more famili...